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1. 51 撕 She Came Back After I Tore Up My Dead Wife's Photograph 撕碎亡妻遗照后，她回来了 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted After She Tore Up Her Late Wife’s Portrait, She Came Back 26Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 亡 My Dead Husband’s Memo: Don’t Look Back, Honey 亡夫备忘录：老婆别回头 Xi Fengyue西枫月10k WordsCompleted Widow's Memo: Don't Look Back, Wife 3Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 直 Forbidden Zone Livestream: That Invitation Is Made of Human Skin 直播禁地：那封请柬，是人皮做的 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted Livestreaming in the Forbidden Zone: That Invitation Was Made of Human Skin —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 还 My Fair Princess: The Whole Cast Turns Evil and Falls Apart 还珠格格：全员恶人崩坏中 Xi Fengyue西枫月5k WordsCompleted My Fair Princess: The Entire Cast Turns Evil and Goes Off the Rails 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 黑 Heimu Creek: Bloodstained Human-Skin Paper Spat Out in the Dead of Night 黑木溪：深夜吐出的带血人皮纸 Xi Fengyue西枫月6k WordsCompleted Blackwood Creek: Bloodstained Human Skin Paper Spat Out in the Dead of Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 143.3kReads8.9Score14.5kShelves

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7. 57 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 349.6kReads9.5Score70.9kShelves
8. 58 惊 Thriller Game: Beginning with the Death of Bai Ze 惊悚游戏：从白泽之死开始 linging Linlinging林Mystery504k WordsOngoing Newbie player Chen Mo accidentally enters a horror game and begins a thrilling fight for survival. “Welcome to the horror game. Please remember the following rules.” “1. The paranormal cannot be killed. 2. The paranormal must obey the rules. 3. Players cannot kill one another. …” As Chen Mo gradually learns how the horror game works, he uncovers an even more terrifying secret behind it. When you enter this game, remember: fear is your grave, and calm is your weapon. Can you survive the next lev 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "When the system forced him to sacrifice a teammate in exchange for items, he smashed the altar: Bai Ze, learn this! This is how humans protect their companions!"

9. 59 第 The Seventh Exception 第七条例外 Pi Siyuan, Who Loves Nutritious Rice Milk爱吃营养米浆的皮思远Mystery223k WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + overwhelming intelligence + no female lead] Late-stage lung cancer, with only six months to live. Lin Mo was waiting for the Grim Reaper, but never expected to encounter a rules-based horror game first. As the Dragon Kingdom's tenth Chosen One, he was thrown into the three-star instance “Midnight Library.” Others treated the rules like a sacred guide to survival, cowering and trembling in corners. Lin Mo pulled out a little notebook and started experimenting: “Rule Three? F —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 残 Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生 Yu Cangjue御苍爵Mystery318k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t 267Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Infinite Twists | Horror & Thriller | Group Battle | Mind-Bending Game of Wits] -- Ten-Day Same Style -- Werewolf is so lame! Playing in an escape room with a person in a vegetative state is insane! The tattooed fat guy goes crazy and gives up the first kill... The man in the suit starts by brainwashing everyone with "You're all dead," and the whole team's suspicion and infighting is 100 times more exciting than a murder mystery game. There are no overpowered protagonists, only a battle of wits. --- Click below ▼- Try browsing ▼6654178

11. 61 欺 The Fraud Sequence 欺诈序列 Antique Enthusiast文玩迷Mystery201k WordsCompleted When Jiang Ming wakes up, the world has become the “Final Prison.” Humanity has been reduced to playthings for higher-dimensional beings, struggling to survive in deadly games. But when his talent is tested, an unprecedented error occurs. What he gains is a forbidden power that transcends the rules: the ability to deceive “concepts” themselves. While everyone else fights desperately to survive the games, Jiang Ming begins to smile and search for “loopholes” in the rules. He lies to the System, t 4Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 低 Whisper Code 低语代码 Er Dong Chen洱东陳Mystery145k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow | Rule-Based Horror | Heavy Lovecraftian Horror] Strange whispers and a string of garbled characters swirled in the depths of her mind as Ji Cheng awoke in an octagonal death chamber. Eight unlocked doors. Eight trapped people. The red light flashed six times, and a sixty-second countdown began. They had to find the one and only safe exit. Nameless, twisted monsters lurked behind the doors. Flesh-eating worms and warped apparitions were everywhere, and looking directly at them was 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Breaking away from the common tropes of the infinite flow genre, the female protagonist Ji Cheng's actions are restricted, and she struggles to survive in the gaps of the rules while tracking her sister's whereabouts. The story emphasizes logic and foreshadowing. If you're tired of stories where characters just crush everything in a smooth, satisfying way, you might want to check out this book.

13. 63 新 New Three Kingdoms Horror: From the Start, I Play Liu Bei With a Stone Face 新三国怪谈：开局扮演面瘫刘备 Saving Up for Bread攒钱买面包Male-Channel Fanfiction621k WordsOngoing (The rating has just come out and will gradually rise.) [New Three Kingdoms + Rules-Based Horror + Hilarious Comedy + Mild Horror + Fanfiction + No Female Lead] Liu Bei is a college student who enjoys watching people roast New Three Kingdoms. By accident, he transmigrates into its world and becomes the stiff-faced Liu Bei from New Three Kingdoms. Unexpectedly, this world has been corrupted by rules-based horror, turning it into a bizarre and terrifying place. To survive, Liu Bei must follow thes 3kReads8.8Score235Shelves

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    The third book is one I wrote. I'm working hard to update it now, and I promise I won't stop updating it. The plot and foreshadowing are pretty good, and I hope you all will support me. Thank you.

14. 64 规 Rule Horror: Starting with My Own Martial Arts Legend! 规则怪谈：从武林外传开始！ Cat Lantern Guest猫灯客Mystery247k WordsOngoing [Rule-based horror + wuxia instances + national destiny + deduction + livestream] When the American supercomputer issued a red alert: “Stay away from the man without a mouth on Bright Summit. He's a top-tier supernatural entity!” Transmigrator Su Chen walked up with a bag of chicken blood. “Bat King Wei, have you had dinner?” Rule-based horror descended, binding itself to national destiny. After ten straight losses, ten cities in China became forbidden zones for the supernatural, and countless l 88Reads5.7Score143Shelves
15. 65 死 Death Save-Scumming: I'm Really Not a Big Shot 死亡回档：我真的不是大佬啊 Flame Breath烈焰吐息Mystery117k WordsOngoing [Rule-Based Horror + Not Overpowered + No Female Lead + Supernatural + National Fate] Rule-based horror has descended upon Earth. The supernatural has entered reality. Those who are chosen will enter the world of horror scenarios and represent their respective countries in challenges governed by strange rules. Su Ming has now been chosen by the world of horror scenarios. He will represent the Dragon Kingdom in the challenge. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 规 Rule Horror: The Last Bus 规则怪谈之末班公交车 Sleepy All Through the Rainy Season霉天都很困9k WordsCompleted Rules Horror: The Last Bus 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure rule-based superstitions and logical analysis

17. 67 规 Rule Horror: I Can See Echoes of the Old Days 规则怪谈：我能看到旧日余响 Pumpkin Cat R南瓜猫RMystery113k WordsOngoing [Linked Instances + No Romance + Tracing the Origins of the Rules + Unconventional Rule-Based Horror] (If rules have a past, they must have left behind truths that were forgotten.) The bizarre has invaded reality, and the Chosen Ones are sent into an old world that has already been destroyed. Shen Yan gains the talent [Witness], which lets him see echoes of the past connected to the rules. When others face a strange tale, all they can do is guess which rule is false. Shen Yan discovers that the 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you enjoy supernatural tales with strong logical rules, you might want to check this out. The rules in the dungeons aren't presented in their entirety; the notice cards are taken away and torn up, and the clues are scattered everywhere. The protagonist comes from an archives background, remains calm in the face of adversity, and doesn't rely on brute force. Instead, he finds a way to survive by sorting out the timeline and distinguishing between old and new records. The ship dungeon is particularly atmospheric.

18. 68 规 Rule Horror: It Takes Two 规则怪谈：双人成行 Tunisian Sea Monster突尼斯海怪Mystery819k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and is rather low, but it will rise] [Two Minds Sharing One Body] [Rules-Based Horror] [Original Scenarios] [Mind-Bending Twists] [Lighthearted Bickering] One moment, Wei Minghua was conquering an S-rank rules-based horror scenario. The next, he woke to find his body gone. His consciousness was trapped in the mind of a nineteen-year-old girl named Mingxi. Mingxi pressed a knife to her throat. "Get out of my body, or we'll both die." Before they could reach an agreement, 35.3kReads8.1Score8.5kShelves

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    A very novel rule-based ghost story

19. 69 世 The World's Urban Legends Are Awakening! 世界怪谈复苏！ Violent72暴戾72Mystery287k WordsOngoing (A fresh premise, a complex mix of elements, and a world that gradually unfolds. We hope you'll give it a little time. We promise it's worth the read.) (Public information: Known types of strange tales: folk supernatural tales {ghosts}, gruesome horror {criminal psychology}, dreamcore weirdness {the millennium, the past}, urban legends {SCP}...) (Public information: Known realms: the main world, the surface world, the hidden world, Hell, the Abyss...) (Public information: Known world-spanning fa 42Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Spirits from various countries set aside past grievances to combat the supernatural, and the Tk world holds the key to survival! This story blends horror and action, with a smooth and fast-paced plot, making it one of the most addictive and thrilling supernatural tales recently!

20. 70 羽 The Feathered Deep 羽化深渊 Mr. Yezi D叶子先生DSci-Fi & Apocalypse869k WordsOngoing The story takes place in the modern East Asian coastal city of Linyuan. Linyuan is a port city plagued by year-round rain, industrial decline, and a mix of religions. It is home to: * Abandoned Taoist temples * An underground black market * A seaside altar * A sealed-off mountainous region * Folk villages * An old, quarantined psychiatric hospital * A secret religious sect left over from the Republican era Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But in truth, the world has been infiltrated 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story takes place in Lin Yuan City, a modern coastal city in East Asia. Lin Yuan City is a port city plagued by perpetual rain, industrial decay, and a mix of religions. Here you'll find: *abandoned Taoist temples*, underground black markets*, seaside altars*, secluded mountain villages*, a sealed-off old mental hospital*, and a secret cult remnant from the Republican era. Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But the true world is actually permeated by an ancient will from "beyond the deep sea and starry sky." [Shy]

21. 71 末 Doomsday Capitalist: The Yin Soldiers and the Female Emperor Are All Mine 末世资本家：阴兵女帝全都要 Arctic Roasted Sweet Potato北极烤地瓜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse412k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Tycoon + System + Rules-Based Horror + Multiple Heroines + Invincible + Feel-Good + Illustrated] The Age of Netherfog descended. An ancient psionic civilization collapsed, strange domains spread everywhere, and rules of death shrouded the world. While everyone else fought desperately to survive in the strange domains, Lu Yuan took control of the Netherbank Capital Board System and became the CEO who took over a bankrupt civilization. Swipe a Netherbank black card to negotiate and r 61Reads—Score125Shelves

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    A slightly different kind of supernatural tale. [Apocalypse + Tycoon + System + Supernatural Tales of Rules + Multiple Female Leads] The Age of Dark Mist has arrived, the ancient psionic civilization has collapsed, and the realm of the supernatural is everywhere, with the rules of death shrouding the world. While others struggle to survive in the supernatural realm, Lu Yuan holds the board system of the Underworld Capital, becoming the CEO who takes over the bankrupt civilization. By swiping his Underworld Black Card, he can negotiate and modify the rules of death; by wielding the Yin Soldier Tiger Talisman, a million-strong psionic army awaits his command; by taking out a contract book, he can bring any troublesome realm lord or remnant of the Underworld's forces under his command. A powerful red-clad realm lord leads the vanguard, a cold and aloof female general oversees the allied defenses, and a host of highly skilled subordinates gather in the group, each holding important positions and showcasing their combat power and talents. The Evil Suppression Bureau and the Ghost Hunter Guild vie for cooperation, while the extremist church opposes them at every turn. Faced with the crisis, Lu Yuan casually appeared in slippers, offering either to buy the entire Ghost Realm or to summon his legion to crush it. He didn't talk about saving the world, only about mergers and acquisitions. "This apocalyptic world will henceforth belong to the Underworld Group."

22. 72 妖 The Prodigious Scholar’s 39th Book 妖孽书生第39本书 Bewitching Scholar妖孽书生Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [New book: They sent you undercover, so why did you sleep with the mob boss's daughter?] I caught my fiancée cheating, then married the man she was cheating with's fiancée on the spot. She was fair-skinned and beautiful, with a stunning figure and plenty of money and influence. I thought I'd hit the jackpot. But I never expected that on our wedding night, she would actually... 1.8kReads7.7Score218Shelves
23. 73 规 Rule Horror: I Can See the Deleted Rules 规则怪谈，我能看见被删除的规则 Lodging Guest寓客Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing Rules horror descends upon the world. The Midnight Convenience Store, Happy Apartments, Red Umbrella School, and Abandoned Subway appear one after another. All survivors must follow the rules to stay alive. Break them, and you die. But Lu Chen, a night-shift clerk, discovers he can see the deleted Rule Zero. From then on, he stops passively struggling to survive. He analyzes the rules, turns them to his advantage, and strikes back against the horrors. Until one day, he discovers that every horro 16.4kReads5.4Score1.9kShelves

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    The idea of ​​NPCs mimicking other people's voices is chilling, but the description is restrained and doesn't overemphasize the horror.

24. 74 浓 The Deadly Fog 浓雾杀局 Zhang Wei张蔚Mystery99k WordsCompleted [Rural Mystery + Hard-Core Detective Work + Folk Horror Tales + No Supernatural Elements] Dense fog blankets Wolf Creek Town year-round. Three families who refused to relocate are found dead one after another. The only clues at each scene are neat wolf paw prints. Their courtyard gates are locked from within, with no trace of an outsider. Lin Ye, a former criminal investigation trace evidence expert who retired to his hometown, exposes one seemingly perfect locked-room trick after another using —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rural mystery + folklore + hardcore detective work – highly recommended! Suspense fans will be in for a treat.

25. 75 全 The Whole City Pretends to Be Awake: Everyone Only Gave It a Push 全城装醒：每个人都只推了一把手 Ling Zhijie凌之界Mystery380k WordsCompleted I’m not a detective. I’m just a contract assistant who repairs old books in Yanjing. That night, Detective Zhao Ling showed me a photo of a dead body at a barbecue stall. There was a hemp rope in the photo. The stall owner said it was the most popular influencer-style decor at a wedding-themed homestay. A joke became the first piece of evidence. Later, I saw matchmaking agencies selling loneliness, shopping malls selling public relations, schools selling respectability, platforms selling traffic 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The deceased desperately tried to escape the past, but could not escape the prejudice of people's hearts. This sense of fate is so heartbreaking.

26. 76 零 12:17 A.M., Please Confirm Your Name 零点十七分，请确认你的姓名 Luo MoxuanC5洛墨萱C5Mystery349k WordsOngoing In Qiheng City, people don’t simply disappear. First, the city erases their names, then convinces everyone they never existed. At 12:17 a.m., a fire alarm suddenly went off in a residential building in Qiheng City that had only sixteen floors: “Someone is trapped on the seventeenth floor.” Zhou Jiming, an engineer who inspected fire safety systems, checked the building plans, stairwell height, elevator programming, and exterior facade. Every piece of evidence proved that the seventeenth floor di 17Reads—Score170Shelves

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    A high-quality fantasy story based on supernatural rules [laughing][laughing][laughing][laughing]

27. 77 规 Rule Horror: Change One Character, Change Your Fate 规则怪谈：一字改命 Super Duper Fruit Pie超级无敌水果派Mystery270k WordsOngoing [No Male Lead] [Rule Horror] [Infinite Flow] [No Romance, Focused on Platonic Relationships] [No Mindless Steamrolling] [Growing Female Lead] [Rule-Based Instances] Original rule: "Do not look directly into its eyes." She picked up her pen and changed it: "Do look directly into its eyes." One word changed, and the boundary between life and death was instantly reversed! It began as an experiment in an instance. Chi Feng gained a unique exclusive ability: [Change Fate with One Word]. In a world wh 141Reads—Score105Shelves

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28. 78 系 System Horror Stories: Saving the World and Ascending to Godhood 系统怪谈拯救世界封神 Always Wanting to Lie in Bed天天想躺床上Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted The Qingfan Realm is drowning in malice, and the Heavenly Dao has crumbled. It sends a plea for help to all the heavens, begging for someone to stop the apocalypse. Su Yubai, a top-tier temp worker for the Great Dao, descends to repair the world. Everyone knows her as a gentle, laid-back, low-key top-tier romance novelist who loves sweets and leisure, and whose only daily pursuits are good food and the lie-flat life. No one knows she is the creator of eerie tales, standing above this world's ver 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Many victims have nowhere to turn for help, and the perpetrators continue to run rampant. The female protagonist does not rely on force, but on the rules of supernatural tales to carry out justice, making the bad guys personally experience all the suffering of the victims. Each trial she completes can repair the broken world, but the investigation by the Inspectorate is getting closer and closer to her.

29. 79 什 What Rules Horror? This Is My Home! 什么规则怪谈？这是我家！ Wu Mai唔麦Mystery176k WordsOngoing [Infinite flow + mild horror + comedy + no romance + ensemble cast] [The protagonist is neither an anomaly nor a human. Everything revolves around her.] Xie Wanyin was an ordinary college student, until she was so moved by the exchange students’ sincere friendship that, on impulse, she founded Linjiang University’s Detective Club. Case One: Why do the exchange students keep getting injured in the academic buildings? Case Two: Why does the residential community keep replacing its property-managem —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Each player character has their own weaknesses: Su Sisi is timid but meticulous, while Lu Ming is good at strategy. Their different personalities complement each other to overcome challenges, and the dungeon logic is rigorous with almost no logical loopholes.

30. 80 诡 The Paranormal Invades: From the Start, I Can See Death Replay 诡异入侵，开局我能看到死亡回放 I Catch Lobsters Using Mark-Recapture我用标记重捕法抓龙虾Mystery125k WordsOngoing “After lights out, do not open the door for anyone!” When the paranormal descends upon a boarding high school and monsters prowl the dormitory halls, students and teachers alike become lambs led to slaughter. Lin Que is trapped in the middle of it all, but fortunately awakens an SSS-rank skill: Demon Eye. He can see all the possibilities of the future. He can even replay events from the past. And with every survival challenge he clears, the power of his Demon Eye grows stronger. The indescribabl —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The villain, Chen Yongsheng, disguises himself as a biology teacher and infiltrates the school. Behind him is a higher-level demon god, Raum. The conspiracy is layered and the truth is gradually revealed as the story progresses.

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